diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/funct.h b/source/games/duke/src/funct.h
index 4154fa3d5..f365e4231 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/funct.h
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/funct.h
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ void playerLookUp(int snum, ESyncBits actions);
 void playerLookDown(int snum, ESyncBits actions);
 void playerAimUp(int snum, ESyncBits actions);
 void playerAimDown(int snum, ESyncBits actions);
-void tracers(int x1, int y1, int z1, int x2, int y2, int z2, int n);
+void tracers(const DVector3& start, const DVector3& dest, int n);
 DDukeActor* aim(DDukeActor* s, int aang);
 void checkweapons(player_struct* const p);
 int findotherplayer(int p, double* d);
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/player.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/player.cpp
index c9828314e..c7d955a75 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/player.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/player.cpp
@@ -128,31 +128,27 @@ void forceplayerangle(int snum)
 //
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-void tracers(int x1, int y1, int z1, int x2, int y2, int z2, int n)
+void tracers(const DVector3& start, const DVector3& dest, int n)
 {
-	int i, xv, yv, zv;
 	sectortype* sect = nullptr;
 
-	i = n + 1;
-	xv = (x2 - x1) / i;
-	yv = (y2 - y1) / i;
-	zv = (z2 - z1) / i;
+	auto direction = dest - start;
 
-	if ((abs(x1 - x2) + abs(y1 - y2)) < 3084)
+	if (direction.XY().Sum() < 192.75)
 		return;
 
-	for (i = n; i > 0; i--)
+	auto pos = start;
+	auto add = direction / (n + 1);
+	for (int i = n; i > 0; i--)
 	{
-		x1 += xv;
-		y1 += yv;
-		z1 += zv;
-		updatesector(x1, y1, &sect);
+		pos += add;
+		updatesector(pos, &sect);
 		if (sect)
 		{
 			if (sect->lotag == 2)
-				EGS(sect, x1, y1, z1, TILE_WATERBUBBLE, -32, 4 + (krand() & 3), 4 + (krand() & 3), krand() & 2047, 0, 0, ps[0].GetActor(), 5);
+				CreateActor(sect, pos, TILE_WATERBUBBLE, -32, 4 + (krand() & 3), 4 + (krand() & 3), krand() & 2047, 0, 0, ps[0].GetActor(), 5);
 			else
-				EGS(sect, x1, y1, z1, TILE_SMALLSMOKE, -32, 14, 14, 0, 0, 0, ps[0].GetActor(), 5);
+				CreateActor(sect, pos, TILE_SMALLSMOKE, -32, 14, 14, 0, 0, 0, ps[0].GetActor(), 5);
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/player_d.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/player_d.cpp
index 280ce3a43..ffdecfae4 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/player_d.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/player_d.cpp
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ static void shootweapon(DDukeActor *actor, int p, DVector3 pos, DAngle ang, int
 	if (hit.hitSector == nullptr) return;
 
 	if ((krand() & 15) == 0 && hit.hitSector->lotag == 2)
-		tracers(hit.int_hitpos().X, hit.int_hitpos().Y, hit.int_hitpos().Z, pos.X * worldtoint, pos.Y * worldtoint, pos.Z * zworldtoint, 8 - (ud.multimode >> 1));
+		tracers(hit.hitpos, pos, 8 - (ud.multimode >> 1));
 
 	DDukeActor* spark;
 	if (p >= 0)
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/player_r.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/player_r.cpp
index 4a8a03066..82c7b53e1 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/player_r.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/player_r.cpp
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ static void shootweapon(DDukeActor* actor, int p, DVector3 pos, DAngle ang, int
 				return;
 
 	if ((krand() & 15) == 0 && hit.hitSector->lotag == 2)
-		tracers(hit.int_hitpos().X, hit.int_hitpos().Y, hit.int_hitpos().Z, pos.X * worldtoint, pos.Y * worldtoint, pos.Z * zworldtoint, 8 - (ud.multimode >> 1));
+		tracers(hit.hitpos, pos, 8 - (ud.multimode >> 1));
 
 	DDukeActor* spark;
 	if (p >= 0)